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Soviet doctor removed his own appendix in Antarctica
In April 1961, surgeon Leonid Rogozov developed acute appendicitis at a remote Antarctic research station. With evacuation impossible, he operated on himself under local anesthesia, relying on two colleagues to assist, and successfully removed his appendix.
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